Combined rack and holder.



0. M. HARDING.

GOMBINED RAQK AND HOLDER. APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 6, 1908.

91 1,976. Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

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OLIVER MILRAY HARDING, OF WINONA, MISSISSIPPI.

COLIBINED BACK AND HOLDER.

Application filed June 6, 1908.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLIVER M. HARDING, a citizen of the United States,and a resi dent of Winona, in the county of Montgomery and State ofMississippi, have invented a new and Improved Combined Rack and Holder,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The purpose of this invention is to provide novel details ofconstruction for a combined rack and holder, which afford a compact,neat filing cabinet which is portable, that may be placed upon a tableor desk for convenient service, which will afford separate receptaclesfor letters, stationery materials ing drawings forming a part of thisspecification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the improvement; Fig. 2 is asectional plan view of the same substantially on the line 22 in Fig. 1;and Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view, substantially on theline 33 in Fig. 1

5 indicates a baseboard, which consists preferably of a hardwoodplanchet, having a rectangular defining edge and a lateral extentsomewhat greater than the breadth thereof between its front and rearedges.

At each corner of the baseboard 5, a post a preferably formed of wirerod material is erected therefrom in a vertical position, and from thelower ends of the posts a, horizontal bottom bars 6 are outwardlyextended in the same plane, thus disposing a pair of spaced parallelbottom bars of wire rod material at each side edge of the baseboard 5.The bottom bars 7) are of an equal length, and at their outer ends areall bent upward at right angles to the bottom bars, thus producingcorner posts 0 that are of an equal height with each other, but aresomewhat shorter than the posts a, as shown in Fig. 1. The verticalposts a and c are stiffened laterally by securing the ends a, c ofhorizontal Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

Serial No. 37,110.

stretcher bars cl thereon at two points which are equally distant fromthe bottom bars d and from each other, and at the upper ends of theposts a, 0, similar horizontal stretcher bars are secured thereon bytheir ends as is also shown at a, 0. Upon the posts a, c, at each sideedge of the base board 5, reticulated walls 6 are secured by theiredges, and similar walls 6 are formed or secured on said posts at therear end of the structure.

Iteticulated horizontal walls 6" are formed or secured at their edgesupon the bottom bars 5 and stretcher bars (1, thus producing wire wovenbottoms for the three upright receptacles at each side edge of thebottom board 5, and the reticulated side and end walls 6 may also beformed of wire woven material.

There are reinforcing wire clips 6 formed or secured on the lower endsof the posts a, which have interlocking engagement with the perforatedcorners of the baseboard 5, which render the connection between saidparts very substantial, and similar clip bands 6 that also afford shortfeet are secured at the lower, outer corners of the lowermostreceptacle, where the bottom bars I) are joined to the posts 0. The fourposts a, which project above the posts 0 form corner posts a for tworectangularly-walled wire woven trays 7, 7 that are disposed one abovethe other, and are divided by a bottom wall 9 of woven wire material, alike bottom wall it being provided for the lower tray 7.

Upon the posts a, at the forward side of the structure, and preferablynear the bottom wall h for the lower tray 7, a resilient wire coil 8 issecured by its ends in taut condition, this coil being designed to serveas a holder for pen handles and pencils that may be conveniently pressedupward between the turns of the wire coil.

Across the open space above the baseboard 5, a plurality of hanger bars9 are arranged in a tier, horizontally and parallel with said baseboard,by an attachment of their ends upon the rear posts a. Each hanger bar 9is formed of heavy resilient wire rod material, bent into open ringclasps m that are spaced apart, these clasps being adapted for aconvenient insertion of the handles of ordinary rubber stamps A, whichwill hang pendent therefrom.

In the baseboard 5, near its front edge, an open recess a is formed,that will conveniently hold pens for use as may be required.

It will be noted that the improvement may be so proportioned in sizethat it will not cover much space on a desk or writing table, and fromits novel construction, affords ample space on the baseboard 5 for thereception of ink wells, a calendar, pin tray, and other necessary deskfurniture.

The receivers at each side of the base board 5, afford pigeon holes forthe reception of documents, or letters, which may be convenientlyarranged for reference, and the trays 7, 7 may be used for holdingletter paper, envelops, or other writing materials.

he skeleton construction of the device renders it light, and affordsmeans for the removal of dust therefrom by the use of an ordinaryfeather brush; and as the metal work may be bronzed, or otherwise coatedfor its ornamentation, a neat, strong, shapely and inexpensive rack andholder device is provided for the purpose specified.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. In a device of the class described, a base board, a tier ofreceptacles secured at each side edge of the base, and a tray connectingthe upper inner edges of said tiers.

2. In a device of the class described, a base board, a tier ofreceptacles connected with each side edge of the base, and a tier oftrays supported one above the other on the inside edges of the upperreceptacles of each tier.

3. The combination with a rectangularlyedged baseboard, of two similartiers of re ceptacles respectively secured at the side edge of thebottom wall for the lower receptacle of each tier upon a correspondingside edge of the baseboard, and a tray mounted upon the side edges ofthe uppermost receptacles of the spaced tiers of said receptacles.

4. The combination with a rectangularlyedged baseboard, of two tiers ofreceptacles open at one end of each receptacle, each tier disposed at aside edge of the baseboard, and two trays positioned one above the otherand supported at the opposite ends thereof upon the upper receptacles ofeach tier.

5. In a device of the class described, a base, rods extending upwardlyfrom each corner of the base, receptacles connected with the rods andsupported thereby at each end of the base, said rods extending above thereceptacles, and trays supported between the rods above the base.

6-. In a device of the class described, a base board, a tier ofreceptacles secured at each side edge of the base, a tray connecting theupper inner edges of said tiers, and hanger bars extending between thetiers, each bar being provided at intervals with open clamping rings forthe purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

OLIVER MILRAY HARDING Vv itnesses HY. PEERY, J. F. PATTERSON.

